COMDTINST 6260.1A
7. DEFINITIONS.
a. Abate. Elimination of hazard.
b. Action Level. Those concentrations or physical conditions meeting the requirements, as
described in Section 8 of this Instruction, which may pose an increased human health
risk. Findings at the action level require initiation of immediate interim control measures
or, in the case of asbestos, development of an Operation and Maintenance (O & M) plan,
to reduce the risk to the monitoring level or lower.
c. At Risk Family members. Children under the age of 7 and pregnant women.
d. Child Development Center (CDC). A facility that offers, on a regularly scheduled basis,
developmental services designed to foster social, emotional, physical, creative, and
intellectual growth to groups of children. The centers may provide services for drop-in
care when space is available. Excluded from the definition are CDCs located within
space leased by the United States.
e. Coast Guard controlled housing. Military family housing and unaccompanied personnel
housing (UPH), including barracks, owned by the United States and under Coast Guard
administrative control. Excluded from this definition are military family housing and
unaccompanied personnel leased housing (UPLH) leased by the United States, and
assigned as quarters to members and their families.
f. Encapsulation. Any covering or coating that acts as a barrier between the hazard (lead-
based paint or asbestos) and the environment. The durability of encapsulation in lead-
based paint relies on adhesion and the integrity of the existing bonds between multiple
layers of paint and between the paint and the substrate. Encapsulation either creates a
covering over the surface (bridging encapsulant) or penetrates the material and binds its
components together (penetrating encapsulant). Refer to state guidance when
considering using encapsulation as a means of control.
g. Enclosure. The use of rigid, durable construction materials that are mechanically
fastened to the substrate to act as a barrier between the hazard (lead-based paint or
asbestos) and the environment. Refer to state guidance when considering enclosure as a
means of control.
h. Environmental Risk Assessments (ERA). For the purposes of this Instruction, ERA is
defined as a statistical baseline survey of asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint
and radon in pre-1981 Coast Guard controlled housing or CDCs, conducted in FY96 thru
FY99. ERA includes:
(1)
A comprehensive evaluation of Coast Guard controlled housing or CDCs,
following the inspection, sampling and analysis protocols of Section 9 of this
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